Your organization is transitioning to hybrid project delivery. You're leading a project where experienced waterfall team members are now required to work alongside a newly formed agile team. During the first iteration planning meeting, you notice the waterfall-experienced members remain silent while agile team members dominate the conversation. After the meeting, two senior waterfall practitioners privately tell you they don't understand the agile terminology and feel their expertise is being dismissed. How should you best support these team members?

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The correct answer is B. Option B is correct because it provides active, personalized support through mentoring while creating shared understanding through a common glossary (ECO People Task 2.1 - Build shared understanding). This approach values existing expertise while building new capabilities and promotes psychological safety. Option A is incorrect because self-study alone doesn't address the immediate isolation and intimidation these team members feel, nor does it leverage the experienced agile practitioners as learning resources. The passive approach delays integration and doesn't build the collaborative culture needed for hybrid success. Options C and D further marginalize these valuable team members rather than integrating them.

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